Under the skin of the red-fleshed apple

A mini-lecture by Dr Richard Espley on the genetic processes that lead to red flesh in apples.

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• Espley
• red
• fleshed
• apples

[plantandfood]

Hi krishanrawat01

Thanks for your comment...

This research is currently in the very early stages of cultivar development, therefore it is likely to be some time before a new red fleshed apple become available to consumers.

However marker assisted selection from research like this is speeding up new cultivar development.

Cheers,

Plant & Food Research

[paleotechnics]

I want to breed red fleshed apples. How can I increase the odds of getting redfleshed cultivars without genetic testing? Is it better to use seeds from the red fleshed apple? or of the other parent? BTW, Albert Etter bred perfectly edible red fleshed apples long ago. Given a few more generations he no doubt would have achieved much better apples, but some are remarkably good. There are actually more of them out there than one might think, including, hidden rose, pink pearl and maypole.

[mentautron]

great presentation and research. thank you!

[29firewire]

By the way, do you have an approximate release date yet, and will you be releasing this fruit in Australia?

[29firewire]

Thank you for putting this video on Youtube. It's interesting to discover how horticultural research proceeds. I can't wait to try the first red fleshed apples.

[krishanrawat01]

Great..

wish you all success...

do keep updated about ur findings..

got some website for the same then plz link up..

[krishanrawat01]

nice research...

now the fruit becomes healthier and more attractive.

:)

Have a related query to this..

what kind of conditions would be required to breed it faster.

I am from India, and most of our best farm fruits are exported.. so we get the avg quality to eat..

:P

would like to know if i can eat better looking and healthier apples with ur help..